I wasn't aware of any such poilicy either. A lipo is simply a much more efficient power source than any Nihm, Nicad packs. With the ability to read, they are no more dangerous than any other battery. In fact the only battery I have ever had blow up on me is a Tx Nicad battery that is supposed to be able to charge over night on the wall-wart.

Most everyone I know that flies Electrics too,(as well as glow) all have field chargers like mine. I have it properly fused with 8 guage wire leads running right off the battery of my truck so I can charge them on my way to the field or at the field as well. So there is no over night or unattended charging, even though the charger has a fail safe that makes it quit charging & start beeping & flashing the light when the battery is done.


That is just like saying well your still crashing so you should only use a GMS engine in your Trainer, no OS .46AX for you!!

Heck I'm finally starting to fly fairly well, & starting to learn how to 3D a bit, but I certainly haven't forgotten how to crash an airplane!!

When I do crash one, it really doesn't matter what type of power source I was using now does it?


The answer to your question was answered by netdudeuk, ie. proper esc is required for lipo or just as he said you'll will ruin a perfectly good lipo pack.
If you are unhappy with the flight times you are getting with the stock battery (whatever type may come with the Slowstick) just step up the mah rating the higher the rating the longer it will hold a charge. (Milli Amps per Hour=mah).

I don't believe I would waste the money to go brushless on something like the Slowstick or anything else that the name ends in the word stick for that matter Lol, however if you find that you like electrics & after you master this Slowstick & want to move on to better planes, then you will probably want to go brushless with lipos on your next plane. If that becomes the case then all your questions would probably be better answered in the Electrics forums. There's a lot to learn about thrust to weight ratios when building electrics & those guys have all the answers right down to RPM calculations with all the different power combinations, motor,esc, lipo, & props.

I'm just now starting to understand how to put together the right power combos for electrics. I know Agexpert is messing around with them too, ( Foamies) If you stay with electrics there is alot of info in those forums, be sure to use it. Nothing sux worse than wasting a lot of money on a power system only to find out it came up short on power, when for $5 more you could have got the right motor & had the perfect combo, been there, hated that!!